PSU CRIM 435 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Solidarity - Accurate answers the idea of who do you need to be unified against
· We have got each other's back and we are going to protect each other
o Protect each other against the public
§ Us vs. them mentality
o Police and public interaction is complex
Van Maanen - Accurate answers Police divide public into 3 categories:
1. Suspicious persons
2. Know nothings
a. Much of the public may be this type
b. Go up to the police, expect them to do something different, but they don't know what they are talking
about
3. ********
a. Police are going to be concerned about saving "face", maintaining their own reputation because these
people challenge it
Classifying A**holes - Accurate answers 1. Know what they were doing?
2. Could have acted differently?
Castigate - Accurate answers to punish
Legitimacy - Accurate answers does the public view them as deserving of their respect
Instrumental Perspective - Accurate answers public will view the police as legitimate if they are
doing their job, do they meet their expectations of solving crimes and showing up
Procedural Justice Perspective - Accurate answers · It's important for police to show up but it might
be just as important for police to deal with public in a certain way
o Matters just as much, if not more, how police deal with the crime
o We need to pay attention to how police police and not just results
3 common traits that help to define police morality: - Accurate answers 1. Patriotism
a. Every uniform will have a flag on it
2. American traditionalism
a. Traditional marriage, family, god, country
3. Religious
Highmindedness - Accurate answers Higher cause that police are doing; their job is a constant
battle against evil, they are on the side of good
· Good person, moral person, doing things for the good of society
, Muir's Typology - Accurate answers · Wrote a landmark book that called police officers "street
corner politicians"
o Said that police officers have a lot of discretion
o Mentions the exertion of transaction
· Passion (coercion) - Accurate answers o Are they willing to use force or authority? Are they willing
to make someone do something, arrest someone? Does this cop understand that they are not a social
worker? They have to enforce the law, and abide by the law
· Perspective - Accurate answers o Do they try to understand the world? Do they understand it is
not good and evil, but a whole bunch of different things
Enforcers - Accurate answers No perspective, for example, in a domestic situation they ask if they
want the guy arrested and she says no then they say don't call again or we will arrest you, not going to
arrest the guy and doesn't have perspective on the situation
Reciprocators - Accurate answers They want to listen and talk all day long but do not want to use
force, should have been social worker. They don't want someone to not like them, they don't want to
use their authority
Avoiders: - Accurate answers avoid doing their job as much as possible, will not force someone to
do something they don't like, will not listen to anyone or see how complicated the world is
Quid pro quo - Accurate answers This for that, I do something for you, you do something for me. Is
there an expectation?
Grass Eating - Accurate answers They're not aggressive or demanding cops, no quid pro quo, not
expecting anything in return
Meat eating - Accurate answers there is quid pro quo, this is where officers are going out are
turning over information and ruffing up some people, involved in serious corruption (taking money from
drug dealer in order to stay quiet)
Bad Apples - Accurate answers saying don't question the whole police department, it is just a few
"bad apple" officers, when this really could be farther than the truth
Rotten Barrel - Accurate answers the culture is bad, a lot of corruption in police department.
Example: collecting money from criminals to turn an eye, depending on this money
Ethical Perspectives - Accurate answers : You have a dilemma, you pull over a car who is swerving,
it's your police chief he is obviously drunk and driving, what do you do?
Ethical Perspectives: - Accurate answers 1. Ethical Formalism
a. Go by the book, see the world in black and white
2. Ethical Utilitarianism
a. The ends justify the needs, bend the rules to do what they think is morally right, ethical perspective
3. Ethical Relativism
a. Depends on the circumstances
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Solidarity - Accurate answers the idea of who do you need to be unified against
· We have got each other's back and we are going to protect each other
o Protect each other against the public
§ Us vs. them mentality
o Police and public interaction is complex
Van Maanen - Accurate answers Police divide public into 3 categories:
1. Suspicious persons
2. Know nothings
a. Much of the public may be this type
b. Go up to the police, expect them to do something different, but they don't know what they are talking
about
3. ********
a. Police are going to be concerned about saving "face", maintaining their own reputation because these
people challenge it
Classifying A**holes - Accurate answers 1. Know what they were doing?
2. Could have acted differently?
Castigate - Accurate answers to punish
Legitimacy - Accurate answers does the public view them as deserving of their respect
Instrumental Perspective - Accurate answers public will view the police as legitimate if they are
doing their job, do they meet their expectations of solving crimes and showing up
Procedural Justice Perspective - Accurate answers · It's important for police to show up but it might
be just as important for police to deal with public in a certain way
o Matters just as much, if not more, how police deal with the crime
o We need to pay attention to how police police and not just results
3 common traits that help to define police morality: - Accurate answers 1. Patriotism
a. Every uniform will have a flag on it
2. American traditionalism
a. Traditional marriage, family, god, country
3. Religious
Highmindedness - Accurate answers Higher cause that police are doing; their job is a constant
battle against evil, they are on the side of good
· Good person, moral person, doing things for the good of society
, Muir's Typology - Accurate answers · Wrote a landmark book that called police officers "street
corner politicians"
o Said that police officers have a lot of discretion
o Mentions the exertion of transaction
· Passion (coercion) - Accurate answers o Are they willing to use force or authority? Are they willing
to make someone do something, arrest someone? Does this cop understand that they are not a social
worker? They have to enforce the law, and abide by the law
· Perspective - Accurate answers o Do they try to understand the world? Do they understand it is
not good and evil, but a whole bunch of different things
Enforcers - Accurate answers No perspective, for example, in a domestic situation they ask if they
want the guy arrested and she says no then they say don't call again or we will arrest you, not going to
arrest the guy and doesn't have perspective on the situation
Reciprocators - Accurate answers They want to listen and talk all day long but do not want to use
force, should have been social worker. They don't want someone to not like them, they don't want to
use their authority
Avoiders: - Accurate answers avoid doing their job as much as possible, will not force someone to
do something they don't like, will not listen to anyone or see how complicated the world is
Quid pro quo - Accurate answers This for that, I do something for you, you do something for me. Is
there an expectation?
Grass Eating - Accurate answers They're not aggressive or demanding cops, no quid pro quo, not
expecting anything in return
Meat eating - Accurate answers there is quid pro quo, this is where officers are going out are
turning over information and ruffing up some people, involved in serious corruption (taking money from
drug dealer in order to stay quiet)
Bad Apples - Accurate answers saying don't question the whole police department, it is just a few
"bad apple" officers, when this really could be farther than the truth
Rotten Barrel - Accurate answers the culture is bad, a lot of corruption in police department.
Example: collecting money from criminals to turn an eye, depending on this money
Ethical Perspectives - Accurate answers : You have a dilemma, you pull over a car who is swerving,
it's your police chief he is obviously drunk and driving, what do you do?
Ethical Perspectives: - Accurate answers 1. Ethical Formalism
a. Go by the book, see the world in black and white
2. Ethical Utilitarianism
a. The ends justify the needs, bend the rules to do what they think is morally right, ethical perspective
3. Ethical Relativism
a. Depends on the circumstances
